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Babel makes Japan sick

Thu 03 May 10:30 AM

Japanese audiences on their way to watch Babel are being warned the Brad Pitt movie may cause nausea or headaches.

Gaga Communications has received 15 complaints since Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's film was released in Japan due to scenes with strong effects.

The scenes in question are in a Tokyo nightclub where Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, playing a high school girl, dances in a club with loud music and flashing and swirling strobe lights for a couple of minutes.

Babel, which also stars Brad Pitt (pic) and Cate Blanchett, is a complex tale about cultural and emotional clashes in today's globalised world shot in several countries and five languages. It received seven Oscar nominations this year.

An official warning is now issued at the start of the film in Japan.